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Title: Andrew Baxter Springs letter
Creator: Springs, Andrew Baxter, 1819-1886
Date Created: 1864-12-15
Subjects--Topical: Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Enslavers
Description: Letter from Andrew Baxter Springs to Confederate Congressman F. B. Sexton. Springs expresses his optimism about the Civil War, with specific references about Union general William T. Sherman and Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. Springs also ex...

Title: Richard Allison Torrance correspondence
Creator: Torrance, Richard Allison, 1833-1927
Date Created: 1861-07-10, 1865-05-03
Subjects--Topical: Enslavers, Plantation life, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Condolence notes, Cotton trade, War, Visiting cards, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
Description: Reflects viewpoints and lifestyle of a prominent and successful Mecklenburg County planter. Topics includes birth, marriage, illness, death, and similar family concerns; and agriculture. Civil War correspondence reflects North Carolina's involveme...